Aves |
Procellariiformes |
Diomedeidae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Others. Subtropical
Indo-Pacific, Southern Atlantic and the Antarctic. Subtropical to Polar.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 89.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 8812); max. published weight: 2.6 kg (Ref. 356)
Culmen: 11.11 cm; tarsus: 8.07 cm; wing: 51.83 cm.
Total Length: 84 to 89 cm (Ref. 8812). Breeds bienially in July and August on sub-antarctic islands (Ref. 84934). Scavenging; surface seizing; open ocean (Ref. 356).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Cherel, Y., C.-A. Bost, C. Guinet and H. Weimerskirch 2005 Feeding habits of seabirds and marine mammals of the Kerguelen Archipelago. pp. 31-36 In Palomares, M.L.D., Pruvost, P., Pitcher, T.J., Pauly, D. (eds.) Modeling Antarctic marine ecosystems. Fisheries Centre Research Reports 13(7). Fisheries Centre, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada. (Ref. 89128)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Human uses
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Population dynamicsGrowth
Max. ages / sizes
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Length-frequencies
Mass conversion
Abundance
Life cycleReproduction
Maturity
Fecundity
Spawning
Eggs
Egg development
Larvae
PhysiologyOxygen consumption
Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
Internet sources
Estimates based on models
Fishing Vulnerability
High vulnerability (56 of 100).
Price category
Unknown.
